Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:33:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Truthout-T-logo-sq-1200x1200-e1521532408148-60x60.png Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org 32 32 Pentagon Seemingly Caused a Medevac Plane to Crash, Killing Everyone Onboard https://truthout.org/articles/pentagon-seemingly-caused-a-medevac-plane-to-crash-killing-everyone-onboard/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:33:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339783 The Pentagon appears to have caused a plane crash that killed four people in New Mexico in May that happened while the military was conducting a GPS jamming test a hundred miles away, new reporting finds. On May 13, a medevac flight took off from Roswell shortly before midnight to pick up a patient in Ruidoso, as Wired reported recently. It was a dark night and the area is sparsely…

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]]> With Primary Wins, Progressives Make Clear That Michigan Is Not for Sale https://truthout.org/articles/with-primary-wins-progressives-make-clear-that-michigan-is-not-for-sale/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:14:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339782 Tuesday night marked another significant battle in the clash between establishment Democrats and insurgent progressives that has come to define the 2026 primary season. After hard-fought battles in Michigan, Missouri, and elsewhere, progressive candidates defied expectations and reams of outside spending to emerge victorious in most of the closely watched races. In Michigan…

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]]> Johnson Says Abuse Allegations Against GOP Rep. Max Miller Aren’t His “Business” https://truthout.org/articles/johnson-says-abuse-allegations-against-gop-rep-max-miller-arent-his-business/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:36:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339784 Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) provided comment this week on a Republican lawmaker who is facing a series of domestic abuse allegations, indicating that he has no plans to admonish his colleague in the near future. Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) is in the middle of a child custody battle with his ex-wife, Emily Moreno. Court records from that case indicate that…

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]]> El-Sayed Hits Back at GOP’s Islamophobic Attacks: “That’s the Best You Got?” https://truthout.org/articles/el-sayed-hits-back-at-gops-islamophobic-attacks-thats-the-best-you-got/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:48:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339772 Republicans nearly immediately resorted to Islamophobic attacks after voters chose Abdul El-Sayed as Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate on Wednesday, sparking defiance from El-Sayed as he taunted the GOP’s inability to speak to real issues. In a statement on El-Sayed’s win on Wednesday morning, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) referred to El-Sayed using his full…

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]]> Up to 350,000 Haitians Lose TPS After Judge Lifts Stay on SCOTUS Ruling https://truthout.org/articles/up-to-350000-haitians-lose-tps-after-judge-lifts-stay-on-scotus-ruling/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:35:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339776 WASHINGTON — A federal judge lifted a stay Wednesday on the termination of temporary protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in order to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for the Trump administration to remove their legal status and open them up for deportations. The order from U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes means that between 330,000 to 350,000…

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]]> Gabriela Soto Links Miscarriage to Stress of Husband’s ICE Detention https://truthout.org/video/gabriela-soto-links-miscarriage-to-stress-of-husbands-ice-detention/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:54:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339773 In the wake of a third ICE death at the Delaney Hall ICE jail in Newark, New Jersey, we speak with Gabriela Soto, whose husband Martín was one of the leaders of the May hunger strike at the immigration jail. Martín was transferred to Elizabeth Detention Center, New Jersey’s other ICE facility, during the hunger strike at Delaney. Gabriela is calling for the closure of both facilities.

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]]> Beshear Rejects Notion That a “Deadline” Has Passed to Replace McConnell https://truthout.org/articles/beshear-rejects-notion-that-a-deadline-has-passed-to-replace-mcconnell/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:54:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339777 Amid speculation from the public that a deadline had passed to replace Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, whose health status and ability to return to office are presently unknown, Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Kentucky) has reiterated that no such deadline exists. McConnell’s office has said that the senator required hospitalization in June for a fall in his home. The senator has made no…

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]]> Jon Stewart Grills Fetterman, Reminding Him That Israel Is “Not Our Country”  https://truthout.org/articles/jon-stewart-grills-fetterman-reminding-him-that-israel-is-not-our-country/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:06:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339764 Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) has been grilled on his extremist support of Israel by Jon Stewart, who highlighted the absurdity of Fetterman’s positions by reminding the senator that Israel is “not our country.” In a clip of Stewart’s podcast that gained traction online on Wednesday, Fetterman expressed his anxieties about the growing influence of the left and progressives who want the…

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]]> Trump USDA Chief Celebrates 5 Million People Losing Food Aid as “Pretty Big Win” https://truthout.org/articles/trump-usda-chief-celebrates-5-million-people-losing-food-aid-as-pretty-big-win/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:24:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339767 US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins bragged on Tuesday that the Trump administration has now “moved 5 million people off food stamps,” an outcome that she hailed as a significant victory even amid mounting reports of families with children struggling to afford groceries after losing federal assistance. “For those of us that love work and celebrate work and want people to work and not be…

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]]> Voters Reject GOP “Power Grab” Referendum Measures in Kansas and Missouri https://truthout.org/articles/voters-reject-gop-power-grab-referendum-measures-in-kansas-and-missouri/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:14:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339768 On Tuesday, voters in Kansas and Missouri overwhelmingly rejected ballot measures proposed by Republican lawmakers that aimed to restrict their democratic and human rights. In Kansas, proposed Amendment 1 would have required direct elections for state Supreme Court justices. The measure was introduced by Republicans in the state legislature to counter the process for appointing jurists to the…

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]]> Michigan Supreme Court Squashes Plan to Update Line 5 Pipeline https://truthout.org/articles/michigan-supreme-court-squashes-plan-to-update-line-5-pipeline/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:33:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339763 In a win for opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline, the Michigan Supreme Court vacated a key permit last week for a proposed project that would replace a segment of the pipeline running underneath an environmentally-sensitive area of the Great Lakes, finding that a state commission did not examine the full scope of possible harm to the environment. Following the 6-1 decision…

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]]> Faith Leaders Collectively Raise Alarm as AI and Nuclear Weapons Systems Merge https://truthout.org/articles/faith-leaders-collectively-raise-alarm-as-ai-and-nuclear-weapons-systems-merge/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:35:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339733 Eighty-one years after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nuclear landscape is dire. Experts say arms control is on “life support,” if not dead, while diplomacy and negotiations are overrun by conflict and confrontation. In February, the expiration of the New START Treaty marked the end of more than five decades of U.S.-Russian (Soviet) arms-control treaties.

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]]> Abdul El-Sayed Triumphs Over Haley Stevens in $60M Loss for AIPAC, Corporations https://truthout.org/articles/abdul-el-sayed-triumphs-over-haley-stevens-in-60m-loss-for-aipac-corporations/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:32:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339754 Former public health official Abdul El-Sayed has achieved a dominant win in Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, winning by a narrow margin over Rep. Haley Stevens in a ground-shaking triumph over the $60 million spent by AIPAC and corporations to oppose him. With over 95 percent of the vote counted, El-Sayed had 48.5 percent of the vote, compared to Stevens’s 47.5…

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]]> Israeli Plan for Crocodile Moat for Prison for Palestinians Blocked for Animal Welfare https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-plan-for-crocodile-moat-for-prison-for-palestinians-blocked-for-animal-welfare/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:20:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339745 An Israeli court has temporarily blocked a plan, cooked up by far right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, to construct a moat full of crocodiles around a notoriously abusive prison that holds Palestinians. The injunction was issued on Sunday against the transfer of crocodiles to the facility in response to a petition filed over concerns that the crocodiles would be harmed or mistreated.

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]]> Migrant Children Were Exposed to Toxic Contamination at Florida Immigration Jail https://truthout.org/articles/migrant-children-were-exposed-to-toxic-contamination-at-florida-immigration-jail/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:19:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339755 Migrant children incarcerated at a now-closed facility next to an Air Force Reserve base outside of Miami were exposed to toxic chemicals such as arsenic and lead, which are linked with developmental harm and cancer, according to more than 20,000 pages of records released as part of federal litigation over the site. The Homestead migrant detention center for unaccompanied children…

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]]> Trump’s FTC Is Threatening to Punish Big Tech for “Woke AI” https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-ftc-is-threatening-to-punish-big-tech-for-woke-ai/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:58:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339753 To understand the stakes of the debate over AI regulation, look no further than Minnesota, where tech oligarch Elon Musk is once again generating embarrassing headlines. Last week, a federal judge denied a request from Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI to block a Minnesota law banning nude deepfakes used to sexually harass women and girls from taking effect.

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]]> Sen. Tim Kaine Says People Killed by Trump Boat Strikes Are Murder Victims https://truthout.org/articles/sen-tim-kaine-says-people-killed-by-trump-boat-strikes-are-murder-victims/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:58:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339748 Sen. Tim Kaine on Monday accused the Trump administration of committing murder with its campaign of military strikes against purported drug trafficking vessels, which has killed at least 221 people since its launch in September 2025. In a letter sent to President Donald Trump, Kaine (D-Va.) said that he reviewed classified notifications sent to Congress related to the boat strike campaign and…

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]]> Federal Workers Sue Over Policy That Ends Gender-Affirming Care in Health Plans https://truthout.org/articles/federal-workers-sue-over-policy-that-ends-gender-affirming-care-in-health-plans/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:53:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339751 A group of government workers filed a lawsuit this week against the Trump administration over a policy to end gender-affirming care for adults through federal employee health insurance offerings. The five government workers who are suing the administration are being represented by the Human Rights Campaign, an organization that promotes and defends LGBTQ causes. The workers argue that the…

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]]> Eric Adams Booed While Lobbying for Data Center in Small Wisconsin Town https://truthout.org/articles/eric-adams-booed-while-lobbying-for-data-center-in-small-wisconsin-town/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:02:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339739 Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams faced vehement opposition when he travelled to a small Wisconsin town to try to convince residents to accept the construction of a data center on Saturday, new reporting reveals. New York’s Hell Gate reported that Adams gave a talk in the town of Wisconsin Rapids, situated in the central part of the state, as part of his new job as a “pitchman” for real…

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]]> Trump Rages at Pirro After Her Office Drops Lincoln Pool “Vandalism” Cases https://truthout.org/articles/trump-rages-at-pirro-after-her-office-drops-lincoln-pool-vandalism-cases/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:06:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339749 The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Washington, D.C. has dropped all charges against individuals it had previously claimed engaged in acts of “vandalism” at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, despite President Donald Trump’s continued insistence — without evidence — that they were responsible for the damage. The move comes just days after the office of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped…

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]]> Wildfire Experts Worry Trump Admin Directives Are Putting Firefighters at Risk https://truthout.org/articles/wildfire-experts-worry-trump-admin-directives-are-putting-firefighters-at-risk/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:58:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339737 As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with extreme, fast-moving blazes — could put firefighters in danger as conditions escalate this month. Those extreme weather conditions fueled disaster in Eastern Washington Saturday when a fast-moving…

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]]> New Exhibit Imagines Emmett Till’s Life If He Had Come Home Alive https://truthout.org/video/new-exhibit-imagines-emmett-tills-life-if-he-had-come-home-alive/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:48:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339743 More than 70 years after the kidnapping, torture and lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi, a major new photography exhibit and companion book ask how the world would be different “If Emmett Till Lived.” The Black teenager’s brutal murder, as well as his open-casket funeral that displayed his mutilated body, shocked the United States in 1955 and became a galvanizing moment in the…

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]]> Education Department Ends Tracking of Bullying and Harassment of Trans Kids https://truthout.org/articles/education-department-ends-tracking-of-bullying-and-harassment-of-trans-kids/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:18:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339740 The United States Department of Education will no longer collect data measuring harassment, bullying, or assaults of transgender or nonbinary students. The Office of Management and Budget approved the rule change in July. The move comes as the executive branch agency has taken over many aspects of the Education Department, with the Trump administration seeking to consolidate and eventually…

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]]> “Ceasefire” May Be the Official Headline, But in Gaza, We Face Constant Bombing https://truthout.org/articles/ceasefire-may-be-the-official-headline-but-in-gaza-we-face-constant-bombing/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:43:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339722 As a daughter of Gaza City — a place that has endured every possible attempt to destroy the very meaning of life — I had lost every sense of safety and security until the announcement of a ceasefire in October 2025. At that time, hearing about the ceasefire felt like hearing that a terminally ill patient had finally been cured. At last, we believed we would sleep in peace.

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]]> New Book Chronicles Life of Howard Zinn, Historian Attacked by Donald Trump https://truthout.org/video/new-book-chronicles-life-of-howard-zinn-historian-attacked-by-donald-trump/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:10:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339730 We speak to Dave Zirin, author and sports editor at The Nation, about his new book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn, chronicling the life and activism of the legendary historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States. For Zinn, says Zirin, “being an academic was always secondary to being in the streets and making history, not just studying history.”…

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]]> El-Sayed Surges in Michigan Senate Primary Polls Despite Big Spending by AIPAC https://truthout.org/articles/el-sayed-surges-in-michigan-senate-primary-polls-despite-big-spending-by-aipac/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:07:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339727 Early in the Michigan Senate Democratic primary, Erin Mallen sent $10 to State Senator Mallory McMorrow. Mallen, a mom who runs an Etsy shop near Traverse City, a liberal bastion in northern Michigan, liked McMorrow — she is young and a break from the Senate’s establishment who occupied a middle lane between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed, Mallen said. Lagging in the polls…

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]]> Report: Trump Admin Is “Crowdsourcing” Ideas for Ending War in Iran https://truthout.org/articles/report-trump-admin-is-crowdsourcing-ideas-for-ending-war-in-iran/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:56:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339723 As the U.S. war on Iran enters its sixth month with no tactical end in sight, U.S. Central Command is reportedly crowdsourcing unorthodox methods to “punish Iran.” “We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran,” an email to a broad group of military analysts from CENTCOM read, according to reporting from CNN. Two anonymous sources confirmed CENTCOM’…

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]]> Unpublished DNC Autopsy Chapter Slams “Self-Enriching” Consultants for 2024 Loss https://truthout.org/articles/unpublished-dnc-autopsy-chapter-slams-self-enriching-consultants-for-2024-loss/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:08:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339720 The New York Times on Monday published what it described as a “missing chapter” of the Democratic National Committee’s widely criticized “autopsy” of the 2024 presidential election. The chapter, titled “What Happened in 2024” and provided to the Times by Democratic strategist Paul Rivera, offers criticisms of party consultants who are “self-enriching” and out of touch with the concerns of…

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]]> In Effort to Get Confirmed, Blanche Signals Termination of Trump “Slush Fund” https://truthout.org/articles/in-effort-to-get-confirmed-blanche-signals-termination-of-trump-slush-fund/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:38:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339716 Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally rescinded a proposal for a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund that had been part of a settlement agreement between President Donald Trump and the IRS, intended to provide supposed victims of political prosecutions with financial compensation. Among those who could have qualified for the fund were participants in the violent attack on the U.S.

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]]> Watchdogs Call for Investigations Into FCC Commissioners for Taking Gala Tickets https://truthout.org/articles/watchdogs-call-for-investigations-into-fcc-commissioners-for-taking-gala-tickets/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:41:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339718 Two government watchdog groups have demanded investigations into whether Federal Communications Commission members violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as the company sought government approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The complaints filed by Democracy Defenders Fund and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in…

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]]> The Labor Movement Is Divided Over How to Deal With AI https://truthout.org/articles/the-labor-movement-is-divided-over-how-to-deal-with-ai/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:47:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339712 Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated our workplaces, where many employers have sought to boost productivity, cut labor costs, and eliminate jobs via the technology. A 2025 Pew Research Center poll found that 1 in 5 workers now use AI in their jobs. Organized labor’s response to the AI has been fraught. Where some see an inevitable shift that simply needs to be regulated and could…

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]]> Already Vulnerable, Iran’s Media Institutions Suffer in US War of Aggression https://truthout.org/articles/already-vulnerable-irans-media-institutions-suffer-in-us-war-of-aggression/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:18:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339703 President Donald Trump has casually boasted about the destruction of Iran’s infrastructure during the U.S.-Israeli war, including bridges, desalination plants, and major industries relied on by civilians. Among those attacks on infrastructure, but less reported on by the international press, has been the targeting of Iranian media. Iran’s newsrooms, broadcasting studios, publishing houses…

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]]> RFK Jr.’s Cooking Show Continues Long Line of Trump’s Obsession With Reality TV https://truthout.org/articles/rfk-jr-s-cooking-show-continues-long-line-of-trumps-obsession-with-reality-tv/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:09:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339705 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has launched a new food show that focuses on the questionable dietary guidelines he issued earlier this year. “The Real Food Show,” which can be watched on the HHS website, debuted last week. The meals presented on the program fall in line with Kennedy’s so-called “upside-down” food pyramid…

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]]> Family Members Demand Investigation of Michigan Prison After Deaths of 5 Women https://truthout.org/articles/family-members-demand-investigation-of-michigan-prison-after-deaths-of-5-women/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:06:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339697 “At the end of the day, I didn’t even recognize my own child,” said Izora Clark, whose daughter Krystal has become a focal point of demands for reform at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, Michigan’s only women’s prison. Clark, along with Krystal’s daughter and grandchildren, joined advocates and family members of other women incarcerated at Women’s Huron Valley outside the Michigan…

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]]> 5 States Will Vote on Anti-Trans Ballot Initiatives This November https://truthout.org/articles/5-states-will-vote-on-anti-trans-ballot-initiatives-this-november/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:32:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339688 As the 2026 elections approach, transgender people across the country are watching one fight in particular: a wave of anti-trans ballot measures heading directly to voters this November. Five states — Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Washington — are set to put measures before the electorate that would target transgender people in sports, medical care, and in Arizona’s case…

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]]> Israel Is Targeting and Deporting Foreign Activists Resisting Settler Violence https://truthout.org/articles/israel-is-targeting-and-deporting-foreign-activists-resisting-settler-violence/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:30:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339686 When the sun rises over Masafer Yatta in the West Bank’s Hebron Hills, orange light falls across the horizon, the shepherds bring out their flocks, and the struggle for survival begins anew. On March 15th, that struggle manifested in the form of a speeding car, a wounded child, and several international volunteers who were very, very far from home. It was early in the morning when Elijah…

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]]> Missouri Ballot Measure Attempts to Undermine Voters’ Influence Over Policy https://truthout.org/articles/missouri-ballot-measure-attempts-to-undermine-voters-influence-over-policy/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:24:11 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339655 For nearly a century, Missouri was considered a bellwether — a leader or indicator of the political trends of the nation. If you wanted to take the nation’s pulse, there was no better place to look than the heart of our country. Between 1904 and 2004, Missouri’s electoral votes reflected the winning presidential candidate in every single election minus Eisenhower’s re-election in 1956. Today…

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]]> Trump’s Brutal Blockade on Cuba Harkens Back to the Days of US Invasions https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-brutal-blockade-on-cuba-harkens-back-to-the-days-of-us-invasions/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:23:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339663 In recent months, President Donald Trump’s blockade against Cuba has generated blackouts and hunger, stretching society to its breaking point. Exploiting the crisis, Cuban American reactionaries across Florida are pressing for regime change. Decked in MAGA swag, they frequently gather along the palm tree-lined streets of Miami to excoriate socialism, promote escalation, and sport signs declaring…

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]]> Prosecutor Investigating US Boat Strikes and Torture Assassinated in Ecuador https://truthout.org/video/prosecutor-investigating-us-boat-strikes-and-torture-assassinated-in-ecuador/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:35:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339683 U.S. boat strikes across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have killed at least 221 people since September, while the Trump administration has provided no evidence linking the vessels or their passengers to drug trafficking. Ecuadorian prosecutor Alexandra Bravo was fatally shot on June 14 by a hitman in the city of Manta. Bravo had been investigating U.S. strikes on three Ecuadorian boats in…

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]]> New Study: Abortion Bans May Be Increasing Suicidal Thoughts Among Teen Girls https://truthout.org/articles/new-study-abortion-bans-may-be-increasing-suicidal-thoughts-among-teen-girls/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:31:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339694 Abortion bans may be driving more teenage girls to seriously contemplate suicide — regardless of whether they are pregnant, a new study finds. Already, teenage girls are at greater risk of serious depression and suicidal ideation, which means considering or planning suicide. Some public health officials suggest the rates of depression may be at crisis levels: Federal data published in 2024…

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]]> Israel Closes Investigation of 2023 Settler Pogrom Without Charging Perpetrators https://truthout.org/articles/israel-closes-investigation-of-2023-settler-pogrom-without-charging-perpetrators/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:30:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339692 As the Israeli government faces increasing scrutiny for its enabling of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces has reportedly closed an investigation into one of the most brutal assaults documented in recent memory. Nobody has been charged. Haaretz reported on Friday that the Military Advocate General’s Office has closed its investigation into an…

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]]> FISA Section 702 Isn’t the Only Way the Government Spies on Our Communications https://truthout.org/articles/fisa-section-702-isnt-the-only-way-the-government-spies-on-our-communications/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:53:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339679 Congress is grappling with the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the controversial program that allows the U.S. government to surveil foreigners and the individuals that correspond with them, including Americans. Its proponents say it’s vital to national security, but civil liberties advocates say it’s unconstitutional. Section 702 expired on June 12…

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]]> Grassroots Movement in Illinois Is Resisting Corporate Grab of Water Systems https://truthout.org/articles/grassroots-movement-in-illinois-is-resisting-corporate-grab-of-water-systems/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:51:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339690 The road from public ownership of a municipal water system to privatization is a one-way street paved with regret. Once public ownership is lost, it’s a rarity to recover control. Bolingbrook, Illinois, has been trying to for the last 15 years. Missoula, Montana, is one extraordinary success story, but it took sustained public support, political will across administrations, costly decades in the…

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]]> Israel and US Ridiculed for Reportedly Considering “Land Blockade” of Iran https://truthout.org/articles/israel-and-us-ridiculed-for-reportedly-considering-land-blockade-of-iran/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:09:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339678 As reports say that some within the U.S. government believe that they are facing “strategic defeat” in the war on Iran, new reporting says that the U.S. and Israel are considering a land blockade of Iran — which would involve some level of cooperation from the seven countries that share a land border with the country. The land blockade idea is one of various operations being discussed as…

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]]> Swing District Voters Want Major Change. That Could Help Democratic Socialists. https://truthout.org/articles/swing-district-voters-want-major-change-that-could-help-democratic-socialists/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:59:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339676 A new poll released this week suggests that voters in swing districts across the country are more supportive of candidates who will bring about swift change to flawed institutions, rather than establishment politicians who promise only incremental change. The Working Families Party/Justice Research Group poll, conducted July 26-27 in swing House districts across the country (with Michigan…

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]]> This Developer Went From Financial Peril to Billion-Dollar Deals for DHS https://truthout.org/articles/this-developer-went-from-financial-peril-to-billion-dollar-deals-for-dhs/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:29:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339674

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]]> Democrats Call for an Ethics Investigation Into GOP Rep. Max Miller https://truthout.org/video/democrats-call-for-an-ethics-investigation-into-gop-rep-max-miller/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:07:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339672 Democrats are calling for an ethics investigation into Republican Congressmember Max Miller of Ohio, who is facing allegations of domestic abuse as he runs for reelection. Miller’s ex-wife Emily Moreno, daughter of Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno, claims that Miller burned her by throwing hot water at her, held a gun to her head and fractured their 2-year-old daughter’s collarbone.

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]]> Trump Seeks Extradition of Pro-Palestine Activist Amid Crackdown on the US Left https://truthout.org/articles/trump-seeks-extradition-of-pro-palestine-activist-amid-crackdown-on-the-us-left/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:20:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339668 On July 10, activist James “Fergie” Chambers was arrested in Ibiza, Spain after the Trump administration requested his extradition. Chambers, an heir to the Cox Communications family fortune, has used his vast inheritance to fund pro-Palestine organizations for years. The indictment accuses him of “international money laundering… with the intent to provide material support to and resources to…

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]]> Stevens Posts Bizarre, Racist Rant Against El-Sayed as He Surges Ahead in Polls  https://truthout.org/articles/stevens-posts-bizarre-racist-rant-against-el-sayed-as-he-surges-ahead-in-polls/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:20:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339659 On Thursday, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Michigan) posted a bizarre and racist rant against opponent Abdul El-Sayed over his criticisms of AIPAC — even as Stevens’s campaign has already faced pushback for embracing bigoted attacks. In a post on X addressed directly to El-Sayed late Thursday evening, Stevens said that “[e]veryone in America understands you want to blame all of your problems on…

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]]> Thousands of Migrant Kids Are Set to Lose to Legal Representation https://truthout.org/articles/thousands-of-migrant-kids-are-set-to-lose-to-legal-representation/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:08:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339657 Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children could lose their lawyers beginning Friday as federally funded contracts supporting them are set to expire, prompting advocates to warn that the move will leave vulnerable minors to face deportation proceedings frightened and alone. Since 2003, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has funded a nationwide network of around 100…

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]]> Elon Musk’s Super PAC Plans to Spend Up to $120 Million in Midterm Races https://truthout.org/articles/elon-musks-super-pac-plans-to-spend-up-to-120-million-in-midterm-races/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:53:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339660 Multibillionaire Elon Musk has authorized his super political action committee (PAC) to spend millions of dollars in this year’s midterm races, continuing a trend of huge investments seen in two recent election cycles. Musk’s America PAC will spend between $100 million to $120 million in the next few months, focusing on Senate and House races across the U.S. The PAC will initially target…

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]]> Israeli Forces Have Killed US Citizens. Congress Wants to Deepen Military Ties. https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-forces-have-killed-us-citizens-congress-wants-to-deepen-military-ties/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:23:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339645 Like me, Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi attended West Seattle High School. In September 2024, days before leaving to do advocacy work in the West Bank, she celebrated her birthday at Alki Beach — a local favorite spot for Seattleites. Not long after, Eygi was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers while observing a weekly protest against Israel’s illegal settlements. Congress is now considering…

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]]> AI Oligarchs Enjoy Superyachts as Their Data Centers Degrade Communities https://truthout.org/articles/ai-oligarchs-enjoy-superyachts-as-their-data-centers-degrade-communities/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:48:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339472 The world’s top megabillionaires — a list dominated by Big Tech and Wall Street barons — enjoy a gamut of luxuries that are unfathomable for most of us. Jeff Bezos owns a half-billion-dollar superyacht. Mark Zuckerberg’s portfolio of lush properties that stretches from Palo Alto to Miami Beach is worth nearly as much. Elon Musk’s wealth roughly equals the gross domestic product of Ireland or…

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]]> State Department Mislabels Every Country on Map of Africa at Global Conference https://truthout.org/articles/state-department-mislabels-every-country-on-map-of-africa-at-global-conference/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:13:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339638 The U.S. State Department presented a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference this week in which every country was mislabelled and its borders jumbled. The map, as first reported by Substack writer and AIDS expert Emily Bass and confirmed by Reuters, “caused a stir” when it was presented by a top official from the foreign affairs agency. The graphic shows an outline of Africa with six…

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]]> The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is Spreading Globally https://truthout.org/articles/the-fight-against-ai-data-centers-is-spreading-globally/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:57:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339636 Earlier this year, Gallup asked a national sample of Americans whether they would support an AI data center being built in their local area. Seventy-one percent opposed it, 48 percent of them strongly. Opposition to living near a nuclear power plant was markedly lower, at 53 percent. Republicans, Democrats and independents all rejected data centers. Asked why, respondents most often pointed to…

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]]> Fetterman Votes With GOP Yet Again on War Powers Resolution to Rein In Trump https://truthout.org/articles/fetterman-votes-with-gop-yet-again-on-war-powers-resolution-to-rein-in-trump/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:30:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339635 WASHINGTON — For the second time in as many weeks, a War Powers Resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s war with Iran failed to pass the U.S. Senate Thursday. The vote breakdown, 49-50, fell along familiar lines as previous War Powers votes, with Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine supporting the measure.

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]]> Nearly All of Europe Vow to Boycott World Cup Over Plan for Kushner Family Sale https://truthout.org/articles/nearly-all-of-europe-vow-to-boycott-world-cup-over-plan-for-kushner-family-sale/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:15:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339628 Europe’s soccer league, which encompasses nearly every country in the continent, has vowed a boycott of the World Cup and other FIFA events if the organization moves forward with its plan to sell a large minor stake of the global competition to the Kushner family. On Tuesday, FIFA announced a plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, and told members that the plan needed to…

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]]> Calls Grow for Oversight as OpenAI Says Experimental AI Agents Went Rogue https://truthout.org/video/calls-grow-for-oversight-as-openai-admits-experimental-ai-agents-went-rogue/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:09:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339631 Artificial intelligence tools are quickly advancing in sophistication and capabilities, raising alarm among researchers and industry figures who say the technology needs to be more tightly regulated. This comes as OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, recently disclosed that one of its experimental AI agents went rogue and secretly hacked into the infrastructure of several other companies in what was supposed…

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]]> India’s “Cockroach Movement” Woke Up a Nation. But Is It Already Asleep Again? https://truthout.org/articles/indias-cockroach-movement-confronted-modi-it-may-have-ended-too-soon/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:09:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339627 Clad in a black T-shirt and sporting slightly unkempt hair, Abhijeet Dipke conducted the massive crowd in front of him. As they waved a sea of Indian flags to the beat of the music, he stood over them waving one back. The song they were all singing, “Maa Tujhe Salaam,” is one of India’s most patriotic, released by A.R. Rahman in 1997 to mark the country’s 50th year of independence.

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]]> As the War on Iran Spikes Gas Prices, Shell’s Profits More Than Double https://truthout.org/articles/as-the-war-on-iran-spikes-gas-prices-shells-profits-more-than-doubled/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:40:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339625 The London-based oil behemoth Shell reported Thursday that its net profit more than doubled in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2025 as the Iran war pushed up energy prices, causing pain for consumers in the United Kingdom and around the world. “These profits have been built on an energy crisis that’s left households across the country struggling with high energy…

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]]> Access to Abortion in Kansas Is at Stake August 4 — But Voters May Not Know It https://truthout.org/articles/access-to-abortion-in-kansas-is-at-stake-august-4-but-voters-may-not-know-it/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:32:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339623 If there’s one thing we’ve learned from abortion opponents, it’s that abortion rights, no matter how many times they are affirmed and supported by the electorate, are never a settled issue. In August 2022, less than two months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Kansas made a defiant stand in favor of abortion rights, one that reverberated across the country. But abortion opponents refuse to take no…

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]]> Fetterman Is So Unpopular That He Loses to “Someone Else” by 18 Points in Poll https://truthout.org/articles/fetterman-is-so-unpopular-that-he-loses-to-someone-else-by-18-points-in-poll/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:08:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339621 Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) is so unpopular that he would lose his hypothetical re-election by nearly 20 points to a generic “someone else” choice if the election were held today, new polling finds. PennLive/Bravo Group polling released Wednesday asked a group of Pennsylvania voters who they would vote for between Fetterman and “someone else.” Fifty-eight percent of respondents said…

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]]> “This Is a God Thing” — Johnson Claims Prayers Will Help GOP Win the Midterms https://truthout.org/articles/this-is-a-god-thing-johnson-claims-prayers-will-help-gop-win-the-midterms/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:00:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339618 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) claimed this past weekend that Republicans will end up winning the 2026 midterms due in large part to God’s intervention. Johnson appeared on the far right program “This Week on Capitol Hill,” which is hosted by Family Research Council president Tony Perkins. During the July 25 episode, Johnson claimed that Americans “trust House Republicans…

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]]> Asked About ICC Warrant, Netanyahu Says He Travels With “Special Forces” https://truthout.org/articles/asked-about-icc-warrant-netanyahu-says-he-travels-with-special-forces/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:20:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339612 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he travels with Israeli “special forces” in the event that he is arrested abroad for his charges by the International Criminal Court (ICC) — as he vowed to travel to New York City for the UN General Assembly meeting in September. In an interview with Fox, Sean Hannity expressed concern that Netanyahu may face arrest in a country…

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]]> Trump Pardons Mega-Donor Days After Contribution to GOP Candidate https://truthout.org/articles/trump-pardons-mega-donor-days-after-they-contributed-to-gop-candidate/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:18:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339614 President Donald Trump has pardoned yet another person who has made significant donations to his past campaigns and to Republican Party causes, casting more doubts upon the legitimacy of his use of the constitutionally unchecked power. Adam Kidan, a key figure involved in the Jack Abramoff fraud and lobbying scandal, served a prison sentence of around two and a half years in the mid-2000s.

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]]> Documents Show TSA Shares Passengers’ Personal Information With ICE https://truthout.org/articles/documents-show-tsa-shares-passengers-personal-information-with-ice/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:47:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339609 The Trump administration has for more than a year used personal information airline passengers provide to the Transportation Security Administration for immigration enforcement, according to documents obtained by a government watchdog group. The documents, collected by the government accountability organization American Oversight, show for the first time a formal data-sharing agreement since…

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]]> The Odyssey Is Facing a Boycott for Filming in Occupied Western Sahara https://truthout.org/articles/the-odyssey-is-facing-a-boycott-for-filming-in-occupied-western-sahara/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:46:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339606 Western Sahara is a sparsely populated country roughly the size of Colorado, located in northwestern Africa, just south of Morocco. It’s inhabited by a traditionally nomadic people known as Sahrawis, who have a distinct history, culture, and dialect. The land is currently under the occupation of Moroccan forces who moved into Western Sahara in 1975 in violation of a landmark decision by the…

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]]> GOP Senator Calls Mamdani a “Thug,” Says He Should Be Imprisoned in Gitmo https://truthout.org/articles/gop-senator-calls-mamdani-a-thug-says-he-should-be-imprisoned-in-gitmo/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:39:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339602 Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville (Alabama) has called for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to be imprisoned in the notorious Guantanámo Bay torture camp, labelling the Muslim politician a “thug” amid a rise in racist and Islamophobic attacks against him ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attack. In an interview with far right podcaster Benny Johnson…

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]]> UN Palestine Rapporteur Slams Nations’ Complicity as Netanyahu Meets Trump https://truthout.org/video/un-palestine-rapporteur-slams-nations-complicity-as-netanyahu-meets-trump/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:38:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339603 We speak to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, about Israel’s continued impunity from international law. Despite an International Criminal Court warrant out for his arrest, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently visited the White House to meet with President Donald Trump. While the United States is not a member state to the…

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]]> Disease Researchers Blame DOGE Cuts for Spiraling Cyclospora Outbreak https://truthout.org/articles/disease-researchers-blame-doge-cuts-for-spiraling-cyclospora-outbreak/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:34:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339597 As the diarrhea-causing cyclospora parasite continues to spread through the U.S., now having sickened an estimated 11,500 Americans in at least nine states since May, it is becoming increasingly clear that the situation has been massively worsened by the actions of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) over the past 18 months. CNN reported last week that cuts to the Centers for…

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]]> Trump’s Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low in 2 New Polls https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-approval-rating-hits-all-time-low-in-2-new-polls/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:22:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339598 Just over a year and a half after he re-entered the White House for a second term, more Americans than ever disapprove of President Donald Trump’s job performance. According to a CNN/SSRS poll published on Wednesday, just 34 percent of Americans give Trump approving marks. Conversely, 66 percent say they disapprove of the way he’s handled his job as president. Trump’s approval numbers…

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]]> Trump Threatens to Bomb the “F****** S***” Out of Iran After US Base Strike https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-to-bomb-the-f-s-out-of-iran-after-us-base-strike/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:18:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339594 President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the U.S. is going to “beat” the “f****** s***” out of Iran, in a chilling new threat of escalations as the war spirals out of control and engulfs more regional conflicts. “We’re going to beat the f****** s*** out of them,” Trump told Fox’s Trey Yingst. It’s unclear if Trump censored himself, or if the outlet censored his words. “We’ll be hitting…

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]]> Trump Quietly Gutted Agency Best-Known for Work on Curbing Hospital Infections https://truthout.org/articles/trump-quietly-gutted-agency-best-known-for-work-on-curbing-hospital-infections/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:30:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339592 The Trump administration has effectively shut down most of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s activities, closing the spigot on federal funding estimated to have saved thousands of lives and billions of dollars over the past 27 years by improving medical practice. In a July 15 letter, the small Department of Health and Human Services agency known as AHRQ told researchers it was…

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]]> How Do We Sustain Momentum for the Anti-ICE Movement Over Time? https://truthout.org/articles/how-do-we-sustain-momentum-for-the-anti-ice-movement-over-time/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:01:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339587 The violence and scale of the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrants and the communities they live in can be disorienting. In recent months, the terrain has shifted from roving spectacles of violence in blue cities to arrests increasingly embedded in the everyday harms of policing. Meanwhile, activists and community members have forced the administration to retreat from one of its most…

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]]> Trump to End Medicare Part D Subsidies After Vowing to “Protect” Program in 2024 https://truthout.org/articles/trump-to-end-medicare-part-d-subsidies-after-vowing-to-protect-program-in-2024/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:36:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339589 On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced its plans to end a subsidy program for Medicare Part D, which has helped lower prescription drug costs for tens of millions of enrollees in the program for the past two years. The Biden-era program provided subsidies to insurance companies, which in turn lowered the cost of drugs for seniors in Medicare. If repealed, many enrollees in the program…

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]]> Democrats Call FIFA President to Congress After Trump’s World Cup “Quid Pro Quo” https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-call-fifa-president-to-congress-after-trumps-world-cup-quid-pro-quo/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:20:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339581 The Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have launched an investigation into dealings between President Donald Trump and the leaders of FIFA on the heels of the World Cup, accusing the leaders of conducting a “bribery and corruption scheme” to enrich themselves at the expense of soccer fans around the world. On Monday, the committee’s ranking member, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland)…

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]]> UAE-Supplied Drones Still Target Civilians in Sudan Despite EU Condemnation https://truthout.org/articles/uae-supplied-drones-still-target-civilians-in-sudan-despite-eu-condemnation/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:15:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339583 On July 9, the European Parliament passed a resolution that condemned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for supporting a violent Sudanese paramilitary responsible for war crimes and other atrocities. The resolution demanded urgent action to stop the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from invading el-Obeid, a strategic city in central Sudan at risk of mass atrocities. It called for an end to all…

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]]> Trump Escalates Campaign Against Smithsonian With New “Warning Signs” Order https://truthout.org/articles/trump-escalates-campaign-against-smithsonian-with-new-warning-signs-order/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:45:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339580 President Donald Trump issued an executive order this past weekend demanding new signage outside the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (NMAH), due to what his administration has alleged are displays that demonstrate an unpatriotic view of the past. The signs will “warn” visitors about a supposed “ideological capture” of the NMAH. They also claim that the museum’s…

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]]> Nearly Half of Americans Say US Should Arrest Netanyahu Ahead of Trump Meeting https://truthout.org/articles/nearly-half-of-americans-say-us-should-arrest-netanyahu-ahead-of-trump-meeting/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:06:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339566 Nearly half of Americans think that the U.S. should carry out the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters the country, new polling finds, outnumbering those who say the U.S. shouldn’t arrest him by nearly two to one. Polling conducted by The Economist/YouGov ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to the White House on Tuesday finds that 49…

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]]> Legal Team of Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Appeals to the UN for Support https://truthout.org/articles/legal-team-of-political-prisoner-mumia-abu-jamal-appeals-to-the-un-for-support/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:41:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339571 World-renowned political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is 72 years old, suffering multiple health problems, and may die in prison, say legal advocates in a new request they filed today that asks the United Nations to support his release. Abu-Jamal’s legal team decided to appeal to the UN after having exhausted nearly every legal avenue for relief available in the United States. Abu-Jamal was a…

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]]> Kentucky Gov. Beshear Demands McConnell Prove He Can Still Serve — or Resign https://truthout.org/articles/kentucky-gov-beshear-demands-mcconnell-prove-he-can-still-serve-or-resign/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:40:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339570 Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is demanding that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) provide evidence of his ability to continue serving in office, or resign immediately from his position. It’s been about a month and a half since McConnell last made a public appearance, following his hospitalization due to what his office says was a fall in his home. McConnell’s health and absence from…

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]]> Americans Placed $166B in Sports Bets in 2025 — Double Amount Spent on the Arts https://truthout.org/articles/americans-placed-166b-in-sports-bets-in-2025-double-amount-spent-on-the-arts/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339560 Americans spent nearly $170 billion on sports bets in 2025, representing more than double the amount Americans spent on movies, books, music, and museums combined last year, a new analysis finds as the betting industry turns to increasingly predatory tactics. According to an analysis by Fortune, Americans placed $166 billion in sports bets last year, while spending a total of $70 billion…

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]]> This Activist Was Targeted by ICE for Criticizing Colombia’s President-Elect https://truthout.org/video/this-activist-was-targeted-by-ice-for-criticizing-colombias-president-elect/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:54:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339564 A prominent Colombian activist left the United States after he was arrested by immigration agents and detained for over a month in an ICE jail. Franklin Humberto Coral Garrido, known as Beto Coral, was a frequent online critic of far-right President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, a Trump ally, in the run-up to Colombia’s election. In a memo obtained by The New York Times in June, U.S.

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]]> DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Arm Has Been Captured by Industry, Critics Say https://truthout.org/articles/dojs-environmental-enforcement-arm-has-been-captured-by-industry-critics-say/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:53:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339545 Tom Mariani spent nearly 40 years working as an environmental attorney inside the U.S. Department of Justice. But the return of President Donald Trump to office last year marked the end of his government career. His departure was part of a mass exodus of civil servants across the federal government, including at the DOJ, in the beginning of the second Trump administration. Over the last year…

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]]> New DHS Rule Skips Asylum Interviews, Sends Some Cases Straight to Courts https://truthout.org/articles/new-dhs-rule-skips-asylum-interviews-sends-some-cases-straight-to-courts/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:51:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339562 Washington — Federal asylum officers can deny interviews to asylum seekers and send them immediately to an immigration judge, speeding up deportation proceedings, under a rule U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published Tuesday. The rule, which takes effect immediately, will allow USCIS, a Department of Homeland Security agency, to refer directly to immigration judges certain asylum…

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]]> Citizens Bank Cuts Ties With Prison Companies After De-ICE Pressure Campaign https://truthout.org/articles/citizens-bank-cuts-ties-with-prison-companies-after-de-ice-pressure-campaign/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:17:43 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339549 A coalition of social justice organizations is celebrating a recent decision by Citizens Bank to sever its financial ties with two companies that operate immigration prisons on behalf of the Trump administration. The national bank, which is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, has faced significant pushback from protesters for providing more than $2.5 billion in financing to CoreCivic…

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]]> Trump Says US Has Taken “Billions and Billions” From Venezuela and Iran Is Next https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-us-has-taken-billions-and-billions-from-venezuela-and-iran-is-next/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:20:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339541 President Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. has seized over $13 billion in oil revenues from Venezuela and is using it for “running the country” in remarks on Monday in which he threatened to do the same to Iran. Late last week, the Financial Times estimated that the U.S. has put roughly $13 billion of Venezuela’s oil revenues into a reported U.S. Treasury account ever since the Trump…

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]]> AI “News” Outlet Pushes False and Misleading Info Amid New Mexico Flooding Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/ai-news-outlet-pushes-false-and-misleading-info-amid-new-mexico-flooding-crisis/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:55:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339537 Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced emergency orders directing $500,000 to help with statewide flooding disasters, including in Gallup, where historic monsoon rains in McKinley County flooded streets, damaged homes and tested the city’s aging drainage system. Leah March, a spokesperson for the governor’s office, told Source NM in an email that the funding will provide sandbags…

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]]> DOJ Charges Alleged Cop City Activist Over “Duress” Password That Wipes Phone https://truthout.org/articles/doj-charges-alleged-cop-city-activist-over-duress-password-that-wipes-phone/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:47:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339532 The Department of Justice is trying to prosecute a man allegedly involved in the movement against Atlanta’s Cop City for using a “duress” password on his smartphone that reportedly wiped its contents, in a seemingly unprecedented line of prosecution as the Trump administration expands its methods of criminalizing those with left-wing beliefs. According to The Guardian, the defendant…

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]]> “Megafires” in France and Spain Force Over 350,000 People to Evacuate https://truthout.org/video/megafires-in-france-and-spain-force-over-350000-people-to-evacuate/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:37:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339534 France and Spain are battling catastrophic wildfires that have forced more than 350,000 people to evacuate their homes. The fires began in the southwest of France on Wednesday before spreading to Spain, where they have consumed more than 120,000 acres in what is now the most destructive fire in Spain’s recent history. Meanwhile, a new heat wave is expected to hit Europe this week…

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]]> Trump Is Already Outpacing His First-Term Record Number of Airstrikes on Somalia https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-already-outpacing-his-first-term-record-number-of-airstrikes-on-somalia/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:17:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339531 In a recent video released by the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared, “The inspiration of America to the rest of the world has been extraordinary.” The video, which commemorates the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, hails the legacy of the framers while a voiceover praises the generations who “dedicated themselves to building a more peaceful and…

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]]> Musk Says He Got “Carried Away” With DOGE Cuts, Which Are Set to Kill Millions https://truthout.org/articles/musk-says-he-got-carried-away-with-doge-cuts-which-are-set-to-kill-millions/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:03:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339527 Elon Musk has shared that he got “carried away” during his time heading the supposed “Department of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE, in the early months of the second Donald Trump term — with the billionaire seeming to express only mild regret for the sweeping, illegal government cuts that are slated to kill millions of people across the world over the coming years. “I think I got a little…

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]]> Trump Administration’s Demand for Hospital Emergency Room Records Raises Alarm https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administrations-demand-for-hospital-emergency-room-records-raises-alarm/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:47:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339521 A tiny federal agency tasked with protecting the public from injuries caused by lawn mowers and coffeemakers is demanding that some of the nation’s biggest health systems turn over detailed, personally identifiable medical records of all patients who seek help at their emergency rooms. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, responsible for tracking and issuing recalls of dangerous products…

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]]> ICE Poised to Ramp Up Arrests of Haitians as Deportation Protections Set to End https://truthout.org/articles/ice-poised-to-ramp-up-arrests-of-haitians-as-deportation-protections-set-to-end/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:44:43 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339529 Mass arrests of Haitian immigrants by federal agents could begin as early as this week, according to federal documents regarding President Donald Trump’s new directive to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the right-wing majority on the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump could end deportation protections for the community. A binding mandate was expected to be sent to lower…

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]]> When a Fascist Organization Set Up Shop in Their Town, Residents Fought Back https://truthout.org/articles/when-a-fascist-organization-set-up-shop-in-their-town-residents-fought-back/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:02:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339518 There is a certain symmetry to what we have experienced over the past decade of collapsing national consensus and far right radicalization. In cities and small towns around the country, people are watching as their friendships break down along lines of political or moral agreement, and as the shadow of white nationalism towers over even the most seemingly idyllic environments.

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]]> Appeals Court Keeps Block on Trump Order Targeting Voting Rights https://truthout.org/articles/appeals-court-keeps-block-on-trump-order-targeting-voting-rights/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:44:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339516 A federal appellate panel on Saturday rejected the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower court’s injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing President Donald Trump’s March executive order targeting mail-in ballots as part of Republicans’ broader attack on voting rights. A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 against a motion…

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]]> ICE to Reopen Private Prison as Massive North Carolina Detention Center https://truthout.org/articles/ice-to-reopen-private-prison-as-massive-north-carolina-detention-center/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:20:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339512 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be reopening a for-profit prison in Winton, North Carolina, as one of the largest immigrant detention facilities on the East Coast, according to reports from the New York Times. The report cited internal ICE documents showing plans for a mass detention center in the former Rivers Correctional Institution with 1,400 beds. It’s part of an agreement…

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]]> Trump Medicaid Rule Could Strip Coverage From Seriously Ill People https://truthout.org/articles/trump-medicaid-rule-could-strip-coverage-from-seriously-ill-people/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:46:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339510 Afew weeks ago, we argued the Trump administration was seeking to invent new ways to punish Americans. The idea was that the authoritarian impulses of the MAGA-run government will need to dial up the cruelty in order to sow chaos and pave the way for a broader assault on democracy. Well, this week a rule was issued by Medicare and Medicaid services that shows just how proficient the Trump…

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]]> Reporters in Gaza Are Under Attack. Will I Be Recognized as One If I Am Killed? https://truthout.org/articles/reporters-in-gaza-are-under-attack-will-i-be-recognized-as-one-if-i-am-killed/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:19:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339479 On June 25, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists announced that it had removed 20 names from its list of journalists killed in the Gaza Strip, confirming only eight names while leaving the remaining cases under review. When I read the announcement, I did not focus on the numbers. Instead, I found myself asking a single question that has haunted me ever since: If I am killed tomorrow while…

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]]> Higher Ed Can’t Be Neutral in an Age of Brutality. It Must Choose Democracy. https://truthout.org/articles/higher-ed-cant-be-neutral-in-an-age-of-brutality-it-must-choose-democracy/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:30:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339460 Across the United States, and increasingly in other democracies under siege, higher education faces a coordinated assault unlike anything witnessed in generations. State governments are prohibiting the teaching of histories that confront slavery, colonialism, Indigenous dispossession, structural racism, and widening inequality. Books are disappearing from classrooms and libraries. Diversity…

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